Churwell Primary Academy, Leeds
Churwell Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leeds, part of Resilience Multi Academy Trust. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leeds (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Churwell Primary Academy in detail
Churwell Primary Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Our core purpose is learning, and we support all children to learn from their own unique starting point. We also extend this to our Academy community and support staff and parents/carers to engage in the learning process We want children to have aspiration and use their learning and experiences at Churwell Academy to support their dreams and aspirations."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Churwell is a large, vibrant and successful Primary School with around 490 pupils from Nursery to Year 6. At Churwell we have high expectations of achievement and believe in providing all children with the skills for lifelong learning through engaging them in a rich, challenging curriculum within a shared culture of belonging to a school community and mutual respect."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £5.00 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Churwell Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Churwell Primary School (URN 107820), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Churwell Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 57 families put Churwell Primary Academy as their first choice and 152 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Churwell Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Churwell Primary Academy are Asquith Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 64% reading, 58% maths); Morley Victoria Primary School (0.7 miles, 85% reading, 92% maths); Seven Hills Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); and Lift Cottingley (0.9 miles, Good, 82% reading, 85% maths).
Asquith Primary SchoolMorley Victoria Primary SchoolSeven Hills Primary SchoolLift Cottingley
The trust
Churwell Primary Academy is one of 6 schools run by Resilience Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
8.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 28 pupils (6%) received SEN support and 8 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Morley Rail Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lane Side, 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Churwell Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Churwell Primary Academy are The Morley Academy (1.2 miles) and Bruntcliffe Academy (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Churwell Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Churwell Primary School (URN 107820), it was rated Good in January 2011.
At a Glance
8.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
30.1
KS2
16
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Churwell Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Churwell Primary School (URN 107820), the school Churwell Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Churwell Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 79% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Churwell Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Churwell Primary Academy.
- Munchkins890m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Churwell Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Leeds's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Churwell Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Churwell Primary Academy is in Leeds; for families living there:
Apply to Leeds for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Churwell Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
421 pupils
419 places
2 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leeds
Across Leeds council
Places available
10,125
Applications
8,039
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Leeds council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
7.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
467
Total Pupils
237
Boys
230
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
23.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,954
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2257k
Total funding
£56k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Absence at Churwell Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Churwell Primary School (URN 107820), the school Churwell Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for Churwell Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
3.9%
Overall absence
7.9%
Persistent absence
365
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Churwell Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Churwell Primary Academy
Are there exam results for Churwell Primary Academy?
Churwell Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Churwell Primary School (URN 107820), 73% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Churwell Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Churwell Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Churwell Primary School (URN 107820), it was rated Good in January 2011.
What is the catchment area for Churwell Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Churwell Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Churwell Primary Academy?
Churwell Primary Academy was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Churwell Primary Academy?
Classes at Churwell Primary Academy average 26.6 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Churwell Primary Academy?
Churwell Primary Academy has around 467 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Churwell Primary Academy?
Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Churwell Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Churwell Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Churwell Primary Academy: Munchkins (890m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Churwell Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Churwell Primary Academy?
Churwell Primary Academy is at Westwood Side, Churwell Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 9HR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)